2013 Queensland Basketball League season
# 2013 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2013 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 28th running of the competition. The Rockhampton Rockets won the championship in 2013 to claim their fourth league title.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Suncoast Clippers, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.

## Team information

| Team | Home Stadium |
| - | - |
| Brisbane Capitals | NAB Stadium |
| Bundaberg Bulls | WIN Stadium |
| Cairns Marlins | Bendigo Bank Stadium |
| Gladstone Port City Power | Kev Broome Stadium |
| Gold Coast Rollers | The Southport School |
| Ipswich Force | Cotton On Foundation Stadium |
| Mackay Meteors | Candlestick Park |
| Northside Wizards | South Pine Sports Complex |
| Rockhampton Rockets | Hegvold Stadium |
| South West Metro Pirates | Hibiscus Sports Complex |
| Suncoast Clippers | Maroochydore Basketball Stadium |
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre |
| Townsville Heat | Townsville Basketball Stadium |

## Standings

| # | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT |
| 1 | Rockhampton Rockets | 14 | 2 | 88 |
| 2 | Cairns Marlins | 12 | 4 | 75 |
| 3 | Townsville Heat | 11 | 5 | 69 |
| 4 | Brisbane Capitals | 11 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Northside Wizards | 11 | 5 | 69 |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 10 | 6 | 63 |
| 7 | Gladstone Port City Power | 10 | 6 | 63 |
| 8 | Suncoast Clippers | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| 9 | Gold Coast Rollers | 6 | 10 | 38 |
| 10 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 11 | Bundaberg Bulls | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | Ipswich Force | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 13 | South West Metro Pirates | 1 | 15 | 6 |

### Finals

| # | Pool A |
| - | - |
| # | Team |
| 1 | Rockhampton Rockets* |
| 2 | Cairns Marlins** |
| 3 | Townsville Heat** |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors |
| 7 | Gladstone Port City Power |
| # | Pool B |
| # | Team |
| 4 | Brisbane Capitals** |
| 5 | Northside Wizards** |
| 8 | Suncoast Clippers |
| 11 | Bundaberg Bulls |
| # | Pool C |
| # | Team |
| 9 | Gold Coast Rollers** |
| 10 | Toowoomba Mountaineers** |
| 12 | Ipswich Force |
| 13 | South West Metro Pirates |

*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.

**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.

* QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
* QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C
* QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Rockhampton Rockets | 91 | | |
| | | | 5 | Northside Wizards | 80 | | |
| 9 | Gold Coast Rollers | 63 | 5 | Northside Wizards | 80 | | |
| 5 | Northside Wizards | 79 | | | | | |
| 5 | Northside Wizards | 79 | | | | Rockhampton Rockets | 102 |
| | | | | | | Brisbane Capitals | 95 |
| 2 | Cairns Marlins | 86 | | | | | | Brisbane Capitals | 95 |
| 3 | Townsville Heat | 99 | | | | | |
| 3 | Townsville Heat | 99 | 3 | Townsville Heat | 95 | | |
| | | | 4 | Brisbane Capitals | 101 | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Capitals | 102 | 4 | Brisbane Capitals | 101 | | |
| 10 | Toowoomba M'taineers | 79 | | | | | |

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Winston Robinson | Suncoast Clippers | |
| 2 | Chris Goulding | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 3 | Ryan Jeffries | Brisbane Capitals | |
| 4 | Braydon Hobbs | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 5 | Zarryon Fereti | Bundaberg Bulls | |
| 6 | Anthony Kopcikas | Brisbane Capitals | |
| 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Alex Desroches | Ipswich Force | |
| 9 | James Legan | Toowoomba Mountaineers | |
| 10 | Justin Baker | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 11 | Chris Cedar | Townsville Heat | |
| 12 | Stephen Weigh | Rockhampton Rockets | |
| 13 | Winston Robinson | Suncoast Clippers | |
| 14 | Brad Williamson | Rockhampton Rockets | |
| 15 | Dusty Rychart | Brisbane Capitals | |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Coach | Team |
| - | - | - |
| May/June | Dale Iwanicki | Gladstone Port City Power |
| June/July | Leonard King | Northside Wizards |
| July/August | Neal Tweedy | Rockhampton Rockets |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Winston Robinson | Suncoast Clippers | 30.9 |
| Rebounds per game | Willie Shackleford | Bundaberg Bulls | 18.2 |
| Assists per game | Braydon Hobbs | Gladstone Port City Power | 6 |
| Steals per game | Marques Whippy | Northside Wizards | 3.08 |
| Blocks per game | Stephen Kluck | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 2.5 |
| Field goal percentage | Matthew Andronicos | Cairns Marlins | 63.51% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Braydon Hobbs | Gladstone Port City Power | 45.69% |
| Free throw percentage | Willie Farley | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 91.89% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Winston Robinson (Suncoast Clippers)
* Coach of the Year: Jamie Pearlman (Cairns Marlins)
* U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mitch McCarron (Northside Wizards)
* All-League Team:
   * G: Braydon Hobbs (Gladstone Port City Power)
   * G: Shaun Gleeson (Gladstone Port City Power)
   * F: Winston Robinson (Suncoast Clippers)
   * F: Stephen Weigh (Rockhampton Rockets)
   * C: Dusty Rychart (Brisbane Capitals)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Mitch Philp (Rockhampton Rockets)
